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Liberating Information: October 2014
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Thursday, 30 October 2014. By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes. Our Special Collections Librarian, Sarah Griffin. Introduces you to some of the witches who fly through our collections. The Wonder book of Fairy Tales. By A J Johnson 1903. To get us all in the Halloween mood. World turned upside down. C 1800 - click on image to enlarge. Saducismus triumphatus, or a full and. Of Mr Edward Fairfax of Fuystone. The plays of ...
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Liberating Information: Art from across the globe
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Tuesday, 21 July 2015. Art from across the globe. As our Art literature collection continues to expand, Stephen Town adds a splash of diversity to the selection. This week's donations contain an eclectic mix. Of art and illustration. Beach and Koch: King of the World: the Padshahnama. Neil MacGregor: Seeing salvation: images of Christ in Art. Pinkney: William Morris in Oxford. Like Morris, my mother was an Oxford student. Also like Morris, s...
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Me, the web and higher education. I’m Dan Wiggle and I work in the digital marketing and communications team at the University of York. I’ve worked in higher education since 2002, including teaching UG and PG web design modules in an academic department and since joining York in helping to run the digital presence for a world-class university. A supplement to yorkwebteam.blogspot.com. Our office blog, this is where I’ll be ‘just me’, rather than speaking for the office. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Today ...
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Liberating Information: Home: A time traveller's tales from Britain's prehistory
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Wednesday, 24 June 2015. Home: A time traveller's tales from Britain's prehistory. Digging around the back of his nightshelf, Stephen Town. Has found another couple of great reads to donate to the Library. Pryor, F., Home: A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory. In the University Library at EA 2.942 PRY. We already have most of Pryor’s more academic contributions. Our view of what makes a home has changed over time. Pryor’s bas...
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Liberating Information: The buried giant
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Friday, 19 June 2015. Taking a step away from academic literature, Stephen Town adds a lighter, but no less compelling read to his Nightshelf donations. Ishiguro, K., The buried giant. Coming soon to the University Library. Disclaimer: the book isn't actually about a buried giant. The Awakening by Jeff Kubina. Used under a Creative Commons licence. Arthurian history is hazy and contradictory. Licensed under Public Domain. Anybody can comment on ...
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Liberating Information: The Magna Carta manifesto : liberties and commons for all
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Monday, 15 June 2015. The Magna Carta manifesto : liberties and commons for all. Marking 800 years since the Magna Carta, Stephen Town adds another compelling read to his Nightshelf donations. Linebaugh, P., The Magna Carta manifesto. In the University Library at H 2.1 LIN. It may not share the spotlight, but the. Forest Charter was much more significant. The Library also has a number of e-resources on the Magna Carta. Anybody can comment on thi...
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Liberating Information: March 2014
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Monday, 31 March 2014. Alan Ayckbourn: “Ever since I tried to retire things have got busier”. There was an interesting article in the Guardian. This weekend about the dramatist Alan Ayckbourn, his long career and the revival of one of his plays at the National Theatre. The Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where Ayckbourn was Artistic Director from 1972 to 2009. Scarborough: Stephen Joseph Theatre. 8220;I realised that what I was learning f...
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Liberating Information: Wifi: not as easy as you might think
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Monday, 22 June 2015. Wifi: not as easy as you might think. Why is managing wifi on a large scale so tricky? Netflix would need more than 23 days to buffer. An episode of Game of Thrones (1). For those who remember a time before wifi, when internet access was via a slow modem and viewing videos an impossible dream, it often seems amazing we can move so much data, so quickly, without wires. There’s always a place to escape from wifi (2). As you m...
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Liberating Information: York in pictures, old age in the USSR, the trial of Marie Antoinette...
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Wednesday, 1 July 2015. York in pictures, old age in the USSR, the trial of Marie Antoinette. The Library holds a wide and varied range of pamphlets, covering a variety of political and historical subjects, with influential authors including Mandela and Nehru. Ilka Heale. The pamphlets are also immensely valuable as primary sources from some of the twentieth century's most influential figures; there are pamphlets written by Nelson Mandela. The t...
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Liberating Information: August 2014
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A blog from Information Services at the University of York. Thursday, 14 August 2014. William Etty, Charlotte Brontë and a French connection. Looking through the Art Gallery Gift Collection. Found some surprising connections. The York Art Gallery collection consists mainly of books on, and about, art and artists - which is why this book. About the French actress Eliza Felix (1821-1858) is an unusual addition to the collection: Rachel. By Joanna Richardson (London : M. Reinhardt 1956). William Etty (10 Ma...
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